BET Gospel host Jones ready for 34th season at 75
HAMIL R. HARRIS The Washington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than three decades on Black Entertainment Television, Bobby Jones was showing no signs of …
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America’s problem still the color line
In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois shared with the world “the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the Twentieth Century.” His groundbreaking …
Florida’s timid black Republicans remain political non-factors
Apparently mimicking their black Democratic counterparts, Florida’s black Republicans are most conspicuous by their silence on critical issues, especially those affecting black people, and by …
Our fight for a better way of life needs honest leadership
Every day now it seems like some black man or some black woman is being falsely accused, overcharged, beaten, choked or shot down in broad …
Obama’s proposed immigration amnesty would hurt blacks
The following article was provided by the Washington, D.C.-based Project 21, an organization of black conservatives that is sponsored by the National Center for Public …
Be kind to neighbors when you are sick
It seems like each season without fail all you hear about is how colds or the flu is going around. This can be a very …
You are the salt of the earth
Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your …
Miami-Dade school district committed to promoting growth of black business
By Brian Williams The Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) has made significant strides over the past year and continues to encourage …
Reality cop shows are false portrait of justice
I confess. My favorite shows on television are Law and Order (all of the franchises), Criminal Minds,NCIS (the original with Mark Harmon), The Closer and, …
Voting map must be fair to blacks
It is a disgrace that, half a century after the hard-won Voting Rights Act became law, efforts still persist to make it as difficult as …